पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · March 19, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.6 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ।।14.6।।
"14.6 O Sinless One! Of these, Purity, being luminous, strong and invulnerable, binds one by its yearning for happiness and illumination." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya334.03°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra125.55°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala27.53°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha326.22°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.41°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra296.30°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani264.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

Vellore, Tamil Nadu — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:23 – 16:54
Yamaganda09:21 – 10:51
Gulika Kāla12:22 – 13:53
Varjyam06:49 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:19 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:50 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:21 – 10:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:51 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:22 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:53 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:23 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:54 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:25 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:54 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:23 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:53 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:22 – 01:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:51 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:21 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:50 – 06:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.9165°
Longitude: 79.1325°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870096.27
Julian Day2458561.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1214°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)153.53°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1214°), declination -0.74°, EoT -8.46 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2019-03-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)